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Tomorrow's Server Infrastructure Today

Speaking Today

Rick Whiting

Features, Special

Projects Editor,

CRN

Speaking Today

Sean Whalen

Brand Manager

IBM x86 North

America

Bert Silvestre

Vice President

System X North America

Channels Leader

IBM System x /

PureSystems Solutions

The State of the Server Market

Q2 Worldwide Server Sales:

IDC: Revenue: $12.6 billion (up 2.5%)

Unit shipments: 2.2 million (up 1.2%)

Gartner: Revenue: $12.7 billion (up 2.8%)

Unit shipments: 2.5 million (1.3%)

The Dominance of the x86 Server Architecture

Q2 Worldwide X86 Server Sales:

IDC: Revenue: $9.8 billion (up 7.8%)

Unit shipments: 2,200,404 (up 1.5%)

x86 = 99% of all server units shipped

Gartner: Revenue: $10.1 billion (8.1%)

Unit Shipments: 2,466,107 (up 1.4%)

Market Drivers And Trends

The move from scale-out to scale-up:

Data-driven workloads like business analytics, ERP and CRM require a

larger, single instance footprint and don't lend themselves to a scale-out

environment. That requires a larger number of CPUs and cores. (Moor

Insights & Strategy)

Server consolidation:

In virtualization and cloud environment, the need to reduce cost-per-VM

is driving businesses to pool more resources on fewer, larger physical

hosts with ample memory. (Moor Insights & Strategy)

There are growing signs of a building server refresh cycle. (IDC)

"Unlike the commodity PC market, the

server market is where people are still

willing to pay more for performance."

- Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at

Insight 64. (CRN story, Sept. 5, 2014)

Server workloads are growing about 10% per year.

At least 70% of x86 server workloads today are virtualized, up

from 18% in 2008.

In 2016, 21% of x86 servers shipped will be for virtualization,

support 82% of workloads.

- Gartner

Workload Virtualization

Intel processors power +90% of all servers

Sept. 8: Intel launches Xeon E5-2600 v3

As many as 18 cores

3X performance boost

Support for DDR4 memory for fast application performance

Xeon D processors:

System-on-a-Chip architecture targeting hyperscale workloads

Now shipping for testing, first systems expected in 2015

Delays in ARM processors for servers?

Intel Server Processor Architectures

Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT)

• Hardware monitoring and security controls

• Attests to the authenticity of known server configurations (OS,

firmware, hypervisors, etc.)

• Uses Trusted Platform Module techniques

• Supported systems include Cisco UCS, Dell PowerEdge, HP

ProLiant and IBM System x

Hardware Security

North America Business Partners

Bert Silvestre

Vice President

System X North America Channels Leader

IBM System x / PureSystems Solutions

The Channel Company Business Partner ChannelCast

September 16, 2014

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x86 All Systems Go!

(Heritage of innovation in x86)

• Strategic alliance with IBM - servers, storage,

software, maintenance

• Key ISV ecosystem relationships continue

and expand

• Seamless transition, deal on track to close

later this year

(Scale and supply chain efficiency)

Greater client value

“On August 15, 2014 the US Government Committee on Foreign Investments in the US (CFIUS)

approves divestiture of IBM x86-based server business to Lenovo!”

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Key Quotes!

“IBM said the new 18-core chip helps deliver 59 percent better database performance and

61 percent better virtualization performance than its predecessor, the E5-2600 v2 chip,

which shipped last year. -- (ITWorld) IDG

“IBM beat back security critics Monday, unleashing a new M5 server portfolio that prominently

feature advanced built-in security. The move is sure to quell critics of its pending $2.3 billion sale

of its x86 server business to China-owned Lenovo expected to be completed this fall”. -- CRN

“All of the new servers contain an upgraded version of IBM’s Trusted Platform Module that blocks

unauthorized firmware modifications and provides the option of enabling automatic encryption of

hard drives. The added security measures are seemingly aimed at reassuring customers that their

data will remain protected after the System X portfolio passes to Lenovo” ... -- SiliconANGLE

“Over the years I’ve seen IT hardware companies go to bits in advance of a change of ownership:

not so IBM’s System x team, who are about to move lock, stock and barrel over to Lenovo. They

haven’t skipped a beat in the well thought-out announcements, which include every feature and

function you’d expect from this long established server business." Martin Hingley

"Particularly interesting is the tightening of Lenovo’s relationship with Intel and its ability to work

with EMC and IBM equally as both attempt to turn Lenovo into a more exclusive asset. In short,

there is far less risk than you likely are hearing from analysts and far more opportunity as well,

which, for the smart IT organization, creates some unique strategic advantages in dealing with the

company right now." Rob Enderle, IT Business Edge

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• Business Partner growth is a major focus across the industry

• Intel growing shipments

• x86 infrastructure expanding in the datacenter

• New System x/Flex System/NeXtScale M5 offerings are channel best sellers

• IBM/Lenovo deal prompted major vendor initiatives targeting your business

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A Great Time for Business Partners to sell x86

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• Committed to help Business Partners

provide x86 value with“5-Point Plan”

• Established a “Revenue Growth Fund” to

help partners fight the competition

• Rewarded partners for loyalty and helped

them win during Lenovo transition

• Implemented a balloon payout to achieve

targets

Major Investments to help BPs win

• Invested over $1B in 100+ worldwide

road shows to enable BPs

• Deployed competitive reseller

recruitment programs

• Targeted $50M+ for advertising,

demand gen, co-marketing to drive

client demand for BPs

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• Lenovo reach opens up new market and product opportunities

• Lenovo will be the volume channel for IBM storage

• Lenovo will continue to offer leadership IBM service and support for your customers

• Inclusion of the current Lenovo portfolio means a complete business solution for clients

• World Class Service andSupport continues

All Systems Go for BPs

• Committed to continuity through the transition for key programs and incentives

• Committed to continuity through the transition for partner sales coverage

• PartnerWorld will be available to provide education and enablement during the transition

• IBM Resellers have received readiness package to prepare or Day 1

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• The right roadmap to #1 in the x86 market, but that only works with Business

Partners on board

• Continue to simplify and accelerate our x86-focused value strategy

• Align our strategy to key solutions and industry growth initiatives

• New programs maximize IBM expertise and Lenovo operational efficiency

The Future only gets Brighter

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Take Action!

• Contact one of our x86 Distributors today to learn how you can start selling x86

Server Solutions!

– Avnet

– Arrow

– Ingram-Micro

– TechData

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Industry-Leading Security, Efficiency and Reliability in a New Generation of Systems!

Sean WhalenBrand ManagerIBM x86 North Americaswhalen@us.ibm.com

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Increase in high profile security

breaches

Growth in migration of platforms &

applications to cloud service providers

Rise in mobility & Bring Your Own

Device (BYOD) increasing data growth

and risk

Real-time analysis of huge volumes of

data

Enterprise customers assessing ODMs1 Data from IBM Annual Survey of IT and line-of-business leaders for 2013 2 Citrix Top Enterprise Mobility Trends, http://blogs.citrix.com/2014/05/06/top-enterprise-mobility-trends/, May 20143 IDC Server Virtualization & Cloud, February 2013

Datacenter Pressures

30BConnected devices

by 20203

90%Data on planet created

in last 2 years1

#1Security concern of IT

decision makers & CIOs1

75%IT spend on new cloud

projects by 20172

Security

Cloud

Big Data

Mobility

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2012

2014

Flex System

PureFlex

iDataPlex

warm water

cooling

technology

NeXtScale

Dense Platform

X6Flex System X6System x3850 X6System x3950 X6

System x M5

Platforms

System x3550 M5

System x3650 M5

Flex System x240 M5

NeXtScale nx360 M5

NeXtScaleWater Cooling

System x M4

2013

System x Innovation Heritage

1997 - 2011 1st 1U form factor rack server – (1999)

1st scalable 16-socket X-Architecture (2002)

1st to market with blade servers (2002)

Innovative iDataPlex – Dense (2008)

Acquired Blade Network Technologies (2009)

eX5 Launch –#1 market share (2010)

BladeCenter

iDataPlex

eX5

New! Completely refreshed, comprehensive portfolio

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#1with ground-breaking System x Trusted Platform Assurance

#1of all x86 servers, worldwide

131%1

Performance Boost over previous generation

for java workloads

1Up to 131% performance boost with internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative Java-based workloads,

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)

Introducing the new System x M5 Server portfolioWorld-class quality built-in for enterprise data centers

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Firmware can only execute if digitally verified with public/private keys

All firmware updates require digital verification with public/private keys

Rigorous security testing & practices

2 TPMs standard on all servers

Industry Standard

* Trusted Computing Group (TCG)

http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/

System xInnovation

System x platform innovation

Latest x86 Industry Standards

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Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Crypto Assist (Asymmetric, General, Symmetric) *

Industry-leading security innovation... built from the bottom up

Secured Hardware & Firmware Establish

a Solid Foundation for Workloads

System x M5 platform innovationM5

Innovation

Self Encrypting Drives (SED) + IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM)= Enterprise grade data security & key management

TPM 2.0 Chips – Support for new versions of Windows & encryption algorithms

Secure Firmware Rollback – prevents exposing previously fixed vulnerabilities

Intel Xeon E5-2600 V3 CPU

NIST compliance

*Trusted Platform Assurance should be used in conjunction with industry standard security practices.

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+ =

Centralize, automate and simplify encryption key management with SKLM

Configurable solutions to meet client specific needs

Advanced RAID with features designed to enhance reliability, availability and performance

Protection of data at rest against loss or theft

Enables secure drive retirement, disposal & repurposing

SEDs with SKLM address pain points & simplify security

Efficient, simplified, and transparent key management

Addresses regulatory requirements calling for encryption key protection

Reduces operating costs, speeds implementation and enables interoperability

Supports Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) standard

No performance impact

System x + Self Encrypting Drives (SEDs)

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM)

Centralized authorization key storage

Automated management of local and remote encryption keys

Scalable solution to support large System x environments managing hundreds of thousands of keys

Simple, secure integration with interoperability across solutions including System x

Secured Data

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Total Electrical cost per year for all servers. Assumes Data Center running virtualization. workload over 60 - 100 Servers. NeXtScale with Water Cooling.

NeXtScale nx360 M5 System x3650 M5System x3550 M5

Improve efficiency with System x M5 family

Total Energy Cost over 3 Years

x3650 M4

x3650 M5

nx360 M5$0

$175,00

057%Lower Energy costs 77%

Lower Energy costs

Up to 8x RAID IOPS

performance improvement

with 12Gbps RAID

96% Energy

conversion efficiency

40% More Energy

Efficient with NeXtScale

Water Cooling

Industry LeadingCooling (up to 40oC)

Up to 2x memory

with increased speed

Up to 131%increase in performance

Flex System x240 M5

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ITIC Global Server

Hardware, Reliability

Report- 2014-201510X

More reliable than

HP ProLiant3

#1 Reliability x86 Rating1

#1 Customer Satisfaction Rating2

#1 ranking in TBR report in 22

elements across Service,

Product and Sales indices:

TBR Satisfaction Indices Rank

Overall Customer Satisfaction #1

Service Satisfaction #1

Product Satisfaction #1

Sales Responsiveness #1

Built-in leadership uptime… by design

HP Integrity

Fujitsu Primergy

IBM Power System i, p

13%

10%

6%4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%1%

1%

0%

Dell PowerEdge

x86HP ProLiant

ServersOracle x86

Oracle SPARC

Fujitsu SPARC

Toshiba Magnia

Fujitsu Primequest

Cisco UCS

IBM System x

IBM System z

#1 x86 server

Downtime of more than four (4) hours on each server hardware platform (2014)

1 ITIC 2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014 -- http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsl03126usen/XSL03126USEN.PDF2 TBR Customer Satisfaction Survey, August 2014 -- http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsw03117usen/XSW03117USEN.PDF3 Based on percentage per install population of System x servers versus percentage per install population of HP ProLIant servers4 Based on percentage per install population of System x servers versus percentage per install population of Dell PowerEdge servers

13XMore reliable than

Dell PowerEdge4

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!

Quicklylocates failing components

IBM monitors more server components than the competition:

Hard Disk Drives & Fans

Power Supply Units

Memory

CPUs

Voltage Regulator Modules

Locate errors in seconds versus hours/days1

Easy to Use graphical display, icons, menu-driven

Allows problem diagnosis even when system is down!

Proactively monitors the health of server

components and alerts before failure actually occurs

Enables personnel to hot-swap failing component or

schedule downtime at low-impact times

Mitigates unnecessary labor & parts replacement

1IBM Serviceability Study, 2014

NextGen Light Path Diagnostics Panel

Light Path Diagnostics Component Level Lights

System x M5 proactive diagnostics tools: Ultimate in uptime

3X more

diagnostic

info than

competition

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Key Troubleshooting

Examples1

Time with NextGen Light Path

Diagnostics

Time without NextGen Light Path

Diagnostics

Find server IP addressImmediately (< 5 seconds)

Can rapidly locate IP address on the

display

Up to over an hour

ID Firmware Levels,

Networking Info,

System Status

Immediately (< 5 seconds)

Can rapidly locate status on the display;

NextGen LightPath Diagnostics provides

40 status messages

Up to 90+ minutes

1) Locate IP address

2) Access IMM webpage for limited system

status (3 messages: System off, System on,

Operating System)

Firmware corruptionImmediately (< 5 seconds)

Update firmware

Hours

50-60 steps

System is down: ID &

locate failing

component(s)

(e.g. Fans, CPUs,

memory)

System is down, but NextGen LightPath

Diagnostics panel still has active

display with status messages & error

codes

Immediately (< 5 seconds)

Up to days

System is down, so can’t access UEFI or IMM

Can check tech manual

Might end up replacing unnecessary parts

1IBM System x Serviceability Study, 2014

NextGen Light Path Diagnostics delivers cost savings !!Downtime can cost $686K per hour1 – $16M a day!!!

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IBM Global Services & SupportIBM is a recognized leader in services & support

Lenovo’s Service Commitment“After the deal closes, IBM will continue to provide maintenance delivery on Lenovo’s behalf for an extended period pursuant to the terms of a

five-year maintenance service agreement with IBM. Customers who originated contracts with IBM should not see a change in their maintenance

support for the duration of the customer’s contract.”

Prevent downtime with proactive, first-rate service

Resolve outages faster if they do occur to protect

your brand

Optimize IT and end-user productivity – and revenue

– to enhance business results

Protect your brand reputation and keep your

customer base

Simplify support to save time, resources and costs

Source: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/news/ibm-server

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System x3650 M5

High-performing & versatile 2U2S rack

server for analytics & cloud

Virtual Desktop

SAP / Business Analytics

DataManagement

Cloud / Virtualization

Big Data

System x3550 M5

Compact powerful 1U2S rack server

NeXtScale nx360 M5 Server

Versatile, ½ wide 1U2S server for HPC,

cloud, and analytics

NeXtScale System with

Water Cool Technology

Efficient, full-wide, dual-node

water cooled server for HPC

x3500 M5 (1Q15)

2S Tower or Rack for

business critical workloads

#1 Reliability Built-in

Rack & Tower Dense Blade

#1 Security

Built-in

Efficiency Built-in

Flex x240 M5

No compromise blade server

for cloud, virtualization and

business applications

New System x portfolio for solutions & business productivity

50%1

More Cores& Cache

2X2

Memory Capacity

131%3

Faster JavaPerformance

59%4

Faster DBPerformance

39%5

Greater ComputationalPerformance

61%6

Greater VirtualizationPerformance

50%8

Increased Memory

Bandwidth

50%9

Memory PowerSavings

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Cloud Virtualization

Virtual Desktop

Business Processing

Big Data

Virtualized Storage

Business Continuity

Partnerships with industry leading ISVs

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Cloud Computing IBM System x Solution for IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack

IBM Flex System Solution for Microsoft Hyper-V

IBM PureFlex Solution for SmartCloud Orchestrator

IBM PureFlex Solution for VMware vCloud Suite

IBM System x Solution for VMware vCloud Suite on X6

IBM PureFlex & Flex System Solutions for MSPs

IBM PureFlex Solution for Parallels - MSP

IBM PureFlex Solution for Cloud Backup and Recovery

IBM System x Integrated Offering for Cloud

VDI IBM System x Solution for Desktop Virtualization with Atlantis ILIO*

IBM Solution for SMB Citrix VDI on System x Rack Systems

IBM Solution for Citrix XenServer 3D VDI on NeXtScale

IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for VMWare View

IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for Citrix XenDesktop

Solution Guide with PureFlex, Flex System & Atlantis ILIO SW

IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for Citrix VDI-in-a-Box

IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for MS Win Server 2012

IBM SmartCloud Desktop for SAP Applications

Back-Office (incl. Infrastructure, Security, ERP) IBM System x x3650 M5 Exchange 2013*

IBM System x SAP B1 - SMB Offering*

IBM System solutions for SAP Business Suite (Benchmark /

Certification)

IBM System x SAP HANA B1 - SMB Offering

IBM System x Solution for VMware VSAN*

Microsoft Exchange Solution

IBM Systems solution for SAP HANA (for X6)

IBM Flex solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA

IBM System x Solution for Microsoft Hyper-V on X6

IBM System x Reliability Solution for Stratus everRun Enterprise

IBM System x GPFS Storage Server

Actifio Copy Solution (Arrow)

EPIC Healthcare Solution

Technical Computing (HPC) IBM Application Ready Solutions: ANSYS, MSC NASTRAN, Accelrys,

Dassault Abaqus, Schlumberger, CLCbio, Technical Computing on M5 & X6

Big Data and Analytics IBM System x Solution for DWFT for SQL Server 2014 on M5*

IBM Flex System Solution for Oracle RAC*

IBM Systems solutions for SAP HANA

IBM System x Reference Architecture for InfoSphere Streams

IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: InfoSphere BigInsights

IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: Cloudera

IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: MapR

IBM x86 Reference Architecture for SAS Visual Analytics

IBM Storage Infrastructure with Splunk Enterprise

IBM System solutions for SAP HANA - SAP Business One Analytics

IBM System solutions for SAP NetWeaver Business WH Accelerator

IBM Systems solution for DB2 with BLU Acceleration on X6

IBM System x Solution for DWFT for SQL Server 2014 on X6

Mobile & Social Polycom RealPresence Cloud on Flex

New M4 Server Solutions

New M5 Server Solutions

New X6 Solutions

* Check www.ibm.com/systems/x/solutions/ on 9/9 for solutions briefsNote: New M4 and M5 Solutions will be introduced during 4QItalics = Announcing and Available in 4Q

IBM x86 and Flex Solutions - 4Q solutions validation

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1 Source: Internal measurements as of August 2014. Baseline Configuration on Server Virtualization Benchmark: Intel® Server Board S2600CP with two Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2697 v2, 16x32GB DDR3-1600 QR

LR-DIMM, VMWare ESXi* 5.5 GA, relative performance: 1.0. New configuration: Intel® Server Board S2600GZ with two Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2699 v3, 16x32GB DDR4-2133 QR LR-DIMM, VMWare ESXi* 5.5 GA,

relative performance: 1.6. 2Processor E5-2600 v3 Product Family Server Performance Update: Representative Java-based workloads (June 2014)

Up to 131% Increase in Performance2

over

previous generation with New Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 series

processors

• 50% more cores (up to 36 total per server)

Approximately2X

1Number of

VMs per Server

Up to 2x Max Memory Possible• 1.5TB max on Flex and Rack Servers

• Increased speed to 2133 MHz

• 45% power savings (TruDDR4 Memory vs. DDR3)

12 Gbps RAID doublestransfer rate for high density storage

Enablement of20%-70% FasterWorkload Solutions

25% Savings on Industry leadingNetworking Solutions

Seamless 10Gb / 40Gb / Infiniband Support • Slotless Networking Solutions for Efficient upgrade

• Wide range of industry leading Networking offerings

12Gbs RAID SAS solutions eliminates I/O bottleneck • 12Gbps RAID and HDD on Rack Servers (Flex in 4Q14)

• Greater SSD throughput with increased 12Gbps bandwidth (4Q14)

• 30% increase in storage density with 6TB SAS/SATA HDDs

New M5 Servers optimized for performanceProvides clients ability to run more workloads on a single system

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1 Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors support up to 18 cores and 45MB cache, versus 12 cores and 30MB cache on Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors

2 Indicates an increase from 768GB with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors to up to 1.5TB with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors

3 Internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative Java-based workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)

4 Internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative database workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)

5 Internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative computational workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)

6 Internal measurements as of July 2014 for representative virtualization workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 (14C, 2.6GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)

7 Internal measurements as of June 2014 on Mayan City CRB with one E5-26xx v3 (14C, 2.3GHz, 145W), 8x4GB DDR4-1600, RHEL kernel 3.10.18, PCPS on 110W, PCPS off 70W on an internal web workload.

8 Source as of April 2014: Internal measurements on platform with two E5-2697 v2, 8x8GB DDR3-1866, NUMA, HT enabled, Turbo disabled, RHEL6.3, IC12.0, score: 101.2 GB/s. Platform with two E5-2697v3 (14C, 2.6GHz, 145W), HSW-C0 QGEF, BIOS 27.R01, Prefetchers Enabled, HT enabled, Turbo enabled, NUMA & COD mode, 8x16GB DDR4-2133, IC14.0

9 45% claim based on internal measurements of DIMM energy consumption with 16GB, 2Rx4, 1.5V, DDR3 1866MHz RDIMM at 3 DPC compared with 16GB, 2Rx4, 1.2V, DDR4 2133MHz RDIMM at 3 DPC.

10 x3650 M5 supports up to 26 x 2.5” drive bays versus 16 x 2.5” drive bays on the x3650 M4

11 Based on internal measurements of NeXtScale M5 Water Cooled system vs. NeXtScale M5 (air cooled) system

12 LRZ, a client in Germany DC numbers

13 Source: Internal measurements as of August 2014. Baseline Configuration on Server Virtualization Benchmark: Intel® Server Board S2600CP with two Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2697 v2, 16x32GB DDR3-1600 QR LR-DIMM, VMWare ESXi* 5.5 GA, relative performance: 1.0. New configuration: Intel® Server Board S2600GZ with two Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2699 v3, 16x32GB DDR4-2133 QR LR-DIMM, VMWare ESXi* 5.5 GA, relative performance: 1.6.

14 SAP Benchmark Council regulations. System x3650 M5 with two Intel Xeon Processors E5-2699 v3 running at 2.3GHz with 45 MB L3 cache per processor, 256 GB memory, 64-bit DB210, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, and SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. vs baseline x3650 M4 with 2 processors/24 cores/48 threads, Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2, 2.7- GHz, 64 KB L1 cache & 256 KB L2 cache per core, 30MB L3 cache per processor, 256 GB main memory

Footnotes

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